| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 57 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The Palmetto poetry series
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Palmetto poetry series.
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| Summary |
In Ota Benga under My Mother's Roof, Carrie Allen McCray (1913-2008) uses poignant and personal verse to trace the ill-fated life of the Congolese pygmy who was famously exhibited in the Bronx Zoo in 1906 before being taken in by the McCray family of Lynchburg, Virginia. Rooted in the rich historical and autobiographic context of her own experiences with Benga, McCray offers compelling, dexterous poems that place Benga's story within the racial milieu of the early twentieth century as the burgeoning science of social anthropology worked to classify humans based on race and culture. The theme of this book is a study of humanity, of people of all kinds, in which Benga's vitality becomes the measure against which everyone is measured. With poems that revel in African American signifying, spirituality, and traditional storytelling, McCray's collection establishes a sincere legacy for Ota Benga as she shares her friend's harrowing tale with new generations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American poetry -- African American authors.
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American poetry -- African American authors. |
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American poetry -- 21st century.
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American poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Poetry.
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Poetry.
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| Added Author |
Simmonds, Kevin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCray, Carrie Allen, 1913- Ota Benga under my mother's roof. Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©2012 9781611170856 (DLC) 2011052333 (OCoLC)769323274 |
| ISBN |
9781611171969 (electronic book) |
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1611171962 (electronic book) |
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9781611170856 |
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1611170850 |
| Standard No. |
9786613888655 |
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